Drawing on a lifetime’s research, the world’s most influential organisational psychologist reveals how failures can lead us to happier, more successful professional and personal lives.
We used to think of failure as a problem, to be avoided at all costs. Now, we’re often told that failure is desirable – that we must ‘fail fast, fail often’. The trouble is, neither approach distinguishes the good failures from the bad. As a result, we miss the opportunity to fail well.
Now Harvard’s Amy Edmondson joins How To Academy to ask a simply, provocative question: What if it is only by learning to fail that we can hope to truly succeed?
She will reveal how we get failure wrong, and how to get it right. She will introduce us to the three archetypes of failure – simple, complex and intelligent – and explain how to harness the revolutionary potential of the good ones (and eliminate the bad).
Drawing on illuminating studies, from the history of open-heart surgery to the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster, she will share the techniques needed to overcome our confirmation bias and practise persistence, reflection and accountability.
Whether you are a parent or leader, afraid of failure or at peace with the pursuit of perfection, this is an unmissable livestream event.
Praise for the work of Amy Edmondson:
“No skill in life is more important than learning from failure – and no one on earth knows more about it than Amy Edmondson. Drawing on her eye-opening evidence and rich practical experience, she offers a wealth of insight on how to take intelligent risks and bounce forward after setbacks. If everyone internalised the ideas in this important book, we would all be safer, smarter, and more successful.” – Adam Grant, author of Think Again
“Amy Edmondson, one of our finest business minds, offers a bold new perspective on human fallibility. With a graceful mix of scientific research and practical advice, she shows how to transform failure from an obstacle to a steppingstone – from a weight that holds us back to a wind that propels us forward. Right Kind of Wrong is guidebook for our times.” – Daniel Pink, author of Drive
